Actor Richard Gere, who is starring in an American version of the Japanese movie about the famous dog Hachiko. Gere has been to Japan eight times since the early 1980s.
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Spanishwoman
Being in Japan 8 times is not enough to make such an statement. One has to live here several years. I really doubt he knows what he is talking about.
m0l0
Well, what do you expect him to say? That Japan is a mysterious country?
telecasterplayer
Yeah, well, I've been there 7 times since 2004. So I'm closer to it than him. Although he's probably several degrees closer to Kevin Bacon.
Netgaijin
I've been there 9 times. But I ain't Richard Gere, so no one gives a heck.
Netgaijin
Sorry, 10 times.
griff
i suspect he might be taking the pish
dammit
8 times. Wow. He's truly at one with the land of the rising sun.
I wonder how many hours he's actually spent in Japan though, as in being a tourist and wandering around rather than standing in front of a camera posing.
DenDon
he made a film with Kurosawa, that's all the cred he needs
nath
And least he's not all "I have so much respect for Buddhism and stuff" like Madonna. I still respect Cyndi Lauper though, she sneaks into Japan with the media unaware so she can take in the country without the circus around her.